UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number 811-06351
Green Century Funds
114 State Street
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)
Green Century Capital Management, Inc.
114 State Street
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-0800
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2017
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Green Century Balanced Fund Green Century Equity Fund Green Century International Index Fund January 31, 2017 | ||
An investment for your future.® | 114 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
For information on the Green Century Funds®, call 1-800-93-GREEN. For information on how to open an account and account services, call 1-800-221-5519 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For daily share price information twenty-four hours a day, visit www.greencentury.com.
Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:
The past six months have been full of important developments, both directly related to the Green Century Funds as well as to the broader sustainable, responsible, and impact (SRI) investing field. In September, we launched the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, which is the first responsible and diversified fossil fuel free international index fund available to U.S. investors. In addition to potentially helping our investors diversify their portfolios, the new Fund expands the ways in which we help our investors, like you, make a tangible impact on issues such as climate change, sustainable agriculture, and forest protection outside of the U.S.
Deforestation is a leading contributor to climate change. In fact, forest destruction accounts for nearly the same amount of global greenhouse-gas emissions as the entire global transportation sector, with demands for agriculture being its biggest driver. To address this pressing issue and in alignment with the launch of the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, our advocacy capabilities have also expanded in geographic scope. Through our Forest Protection Campaign, we are working with companies, global investors, policy makers, and other important stakeholders to obtain and implement zero deforestation policies throughout the palm oil supply chain in Southeast Asia. And, we recently organized 38 investors representing more than half a trillion dollars in assets under management (AUM) to help curb deforestation and its impacts on climate change in South America.
As our work has continued to expand, so has the sustainable, responsible, and impact investing field. In its most recent biannual report, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF), of which I am a Board Member, found that sustainable investing has grown by one-third, or 33% since 2014. Of the $40.3 trillion in assets under professional management in the U.S., $8.72 trillion is invested in SRI assets.
At a time when the policy and regulatory outlook appears less than favorable for the environment, the growth and strength of Green Century and the SRI industry as a whole can serve as an integral piece in
Shareholder Advocate Kate Kroll visited Indonesia where she witnessed the challenges and successes of the work to protect Southeast Asian rainforests.
helping the advancement toward a more sustainable, low carbon economy and world. Support for the new clean economy has already been reaffirmed by both the investor and corporate communities and we look forward to what we can collectively accomplish as we move further into 2017.
Green Century, our investors, and our industry peers are all stewards of the environment. We all have a responsibility to improve our shared environment and conserve our vital natural resources, arguably more so now than ever before. At Green Century, we will continue to work to deliver impact for the benefit of our investors and their families through fossil fuel free investing and our three-pronged approach:
• | Investing in sustainable companies: Green Century seeks to invest in environmental innovators, including energy and water efficiency, renewable energy, and healthy food companies. We also seek to invest in companies with outstanding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings and avoid investments in the most dangerous industries such as military and civilian weapons, fossil fuel companies and tobacco. |
• | Leading a shareholder advocacy program: Our active and in-depth approach to shareholder advocacy creates access for investors to make an impact through the power of their investments. By focusing resources and utilizing the expertise of our shareholder advocates, Green Century works to address a diverse set of issues that are vital to creating a more sustainable economy and world. |
• | Supporting environmental and public health non-profit organizations: 100% of the profits Green Century Capital Management earns managing the Green Century Funds belong to the environmental and public health non-profit organizations that founded Green Century. |
We thank you for your support on this journey and hope that you will continue to join us in our mission to help create a more sustainable and just world.
To learn more about how your investments are making an impact, please sign up for our free electronic newsletter. You can sign up by visiting www.greencentury.com, emailing us at info@greencentury.com or calling us at 1-800-934-7336.
Sincerely,
Leslie Samuelrich, President
Green Century Capital Management
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THE GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND
The Green Century Equity Fund invests essentially all of its assets in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD 400 Index or the Index),1 comprised primarily of large capitalization U.S. companies selected based on comprehensive environmental, social and governance sustainability criteria. The Equity Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.
Cumulative Returns* | Average Annual Returns* | |||||||||||||||||
Total expense ratio: 1.25% | Six Months | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | Green Century Equity Fund | 6.72% | 8.70% | 13.21% | 6.01% | |||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 7.82% | 11.96% | 14.66% | 6.95% | ||||||||||||||
January 31, 2017 | Green Century Equity Fund | 4.94% | 17.63% | 12.88% | 6.09% | |||||||||||||
S&P 500® Index2 | 5.96% | 20.04% | 14.09% | 6.99% |
* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.
As of April 1, 2014, the Equity Fund invests in the common stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuel Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index.
The Green Century Equity Fund, which closely tracks the KLD 400 Index, returned 4.94% for the six month period ended January 31, 2017, while the S&P 500® Index (the S&P 500) returned 5.96% during the same period.
The difference in performance of the Equity Fund relative to the S&P 500 was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the Fund and the Index.
The real estate sector was the worst-performing sector of the S&P 500 during the six month period ended January 31, 2017, losing more than 9%. As a function of being fossil fuel free, the Equity Fund did not hold any stocks in the traditional energy sector during the period, contributing to its slight underperformance versus the S&P 500. In addition, the Equity Fund’s performance relative to the S&P 500 was hurt by its smaller weighting in the financial sector.
According to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, in the third quarter of 2016, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) left interest rates unchanged while investors remained skeptical the Fed would get the economic data it needed to justify monetary policy tightening. While jobless claims were near multi-year lows, inflation remained stubbornly low. U.S. equity prices rose over the quarter. Real growth forecasts for the quarter started near 4%, but moved toward 2%. Consumers drove the economic growth this year, but retail sales showed signs of softening. Similarly, manufacturing and service industries showed a notable downturn during the quarter. Long-term interest rates remained low; the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, which began the year above 2%, ended the quarter at 1.6%. Investment grade and high-yield credit spreads tightened as investors returned their focus to finding yield in a low interest rate environment.
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Also according to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, in the fourth quarter of 2016, the majority of the U.S. equity rally was driven by the promise of growth initiatives by the incoming administration, including tax law changes and regulatory rollback as well as potential increases in infrastructure spending. The investment markets briefly sold off before staging a rally. Small cap businesses, which the Fund’s portfolio managers believe are poised to benefit from the administration’s initiatives, responded with strong returns. The Fed raised the Federal Funds rate for the first time since December 2015, and projections imply there could be three rate hikes in 2017. The yield curve shifted higher and twisted steeper during the fourth quarter as the 10-year Treasury moved back above 2.4%. Investors pushed interest rates upwards in anticipation of higher growth and inflation, leading to post-election dollar strength against the euro and the yen.
The Equity Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the Equity Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The Equity Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.
GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND
INVESTMENT BY INDUSTRY
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THE GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND
The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century’s standards for corporate environmental performance. The portfolio managers of the Balanced Fund avoid fossil fuel companies and aim to invest in companies that are in the business of solving environmental problems or that are committed to reducing their environmental impact.
Cumulative Returns* | Average Annual Returns* | |||||||||||||||||
Total expense ratio: 1.48% | Six Months | One Year | Five Years | Ten Years | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | Green Century Balanced Fund | 4.88% | 5.39% | 9.32% | 4.72% | |||||||||||||
Custom Balanced Fund Index3 | 4.29% | 8.72% | 9.63% | 6.17% | ||||||||||||||
January 31, 2017 | Green Century Balanced Fund | 2.17% | 12.36% | 8.74% | 4.78% | |||||||||||||
Custom Balanced Fund Index3 | 3.08% | 12.89% | 9.19% | 6.19% |
* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.
During the six month period ended January 31, 2017, the Balanced Fund underperformed the Custom Balanced Index, with the Balanced Fund returning 2.17% and the Custom Balanced index returning 3.08%. For the one year period ended January 31, 2017, the Balanced Fund also slightly underperformed the Custom Balanced Index. The Balanced Fund returned 12.36%, while the Custom Balanced Index returned 12.89%.
During a very volatile 12-month period ended January 31, 2017, both bonds and stocks contributed positive returns. According to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, the Fund’s equity holdings that most positively contributed to its performance during the twelve months ended January 31, 2017 included: Reinsurance Group of America, WhiteWave Foods, Merck& Co., KeyCorp, and Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Poor performers included First Solar, CVS Health Corporation, HCP, Inc., Novartis AG, and Unilever.
In the view of the Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers, during the twelve months ended January 31, 2017, investors largely focused on macroeconomic data. Investors began the year with fear, then focused on improving economic conditions through late July. Equity investors’ confidence was shaken by the potential political and economic implications of Great Britain’s vote to exit the European Union. As U.S. economic growth continued at a slow but steady pace, employment continued to grow, and inflation stayed below 2% throughout the year. U.S. Treasury rates dropped and stock prices moved higher. After the November elections, investors began to focus on the expansionary implications of Donald Trump’s campaign promises of corporate and personal tax cuts, increased infrastructure spending, and reduced financial and environmental regulation, pushing stocks up another 7.5%. At the same time, bond yields rose and bond prices fell, as bond investors forecast that more stimulative economic policies would spur the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates more quickly. In response to both higher U.S. interest rates and to Trump’s protectionist outlook, the U.S. dollar increased sharply against major currencies. Oil prices also increased in
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the last three months, as OPEC agreed on November 30, 2016 to restrict oil production in response to a growing surplus.
The portfolio managers for the Balanced Fund moved the Fund to a more cautious positioning over the last few months prior to January 31, 2017. While stock market valuations have increased in anticipation of corporate tax cuts, reduced regulations, and anticipated infrastructure spending, the market does not appear to appropriately reflect what the portfolio managers believe is a heightened level of risk in the market. The promised expansionary policies will be very difficult to implement, as many members of Congress have pledged not to fund any proposal which would lead to an increased budget deficit. The U.S. economy is now near full employment, limiting the potential for further expansion. The portfolio managers are also concerned about heightened geopolitical risk, as U.S. allies and trading partners have responded with alarm to President Trump’s comments on trade and political alliances such as NATO. Therefore, the managers have reduced the allocation to stocks within the portfolio, favoring companies that they believe will produce
consistent growth. The portfolio managers have also reduced the average maturity of the bond holdings, favoring high quality bonds, which they believe will lower the level of risk for the portfolio. The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers believe the Fund may now be positioned to benefit from the slow economic growth they expect for the United States in 2017.
The Green Century Balanced Fund invests in the stocks and bonds of environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The Green Century Balanced Fund does not invest in fossil fuel companies though most other diversified mutual funds do.
The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk.
GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND
INVESTMENT BY INDUSTRY
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THE GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND
The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (International Fund) invests in the stocks which make up the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the Index),4 comprised primarily of foreign companies selected based on comprehensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability criteria. The International Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.
Cumulative Returns* Inception Date: September 30, 2016 | Three Months | Since Inception | ||||||||
December 31, 2016 | Green Century International Index Fund – Individual Investor Share Class | –3.04% | –3.04% | |||||||
Green Century International Index Fund – Institutional Share Class | –3.00% | –3.00% | ||||||||
MSCI World ex USA Index5 | –0.36% | –0.36% | ||||||||
January 31, 2017 | Green Century International Index Fund – Individual Investor Share Class | 2.75% | –0.43% | |||||||
Green Century International Index Fund – Institutional Share Class | 2.79% | –0.40% | ||||||||
MSCI World ex USA Index5 | 4.64% | 2.60% |
The Individual Investor Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.28% and the Institutional Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 0.98% as of the most recent prospectus.
* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.
The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index. The International Fund’s Individual Investor Share Class returned negative 0.43% and the International Fund’s Institutional Share Class returned negative 0.40% since the Fund’s inception on September 30, 2016 through January 31, 2017, while the MSCI World ex USA Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 2.60% during the same period.
The MSCI World ex USA Index is not a values-based or SRI screened index and may invest in fossil fuels, nuclear weapons, and producers of genetically modified organisms. The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to this Index was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the Fund and the Index.
In addition, according to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, the Consumer Staples sector was the worst-performing sector of the Index during the period, losing more than 8%. The International Fund does not hold any securities in the traditional Energy sector, contributing to a slight underperformance versus the Index. The International Fund’s performance relative to the Index was also hindered by stock selection in the Telecommunication Services sector in addition to exposures in the United Kingdom and France.
Also according to the Fund’s portfolio managers, in the fourth quarter of 2016, investors in U.S. markets pushed interest rates upward in anticipation of higher growth and inflation. This led to the dollar
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strengthening against foreign currencies after the November elections, including the euro and the yen. The strong dollar led to robust post-election rallies in other developed markets. Japanese equities boasted strong performance in local currency terms but only 1% in dollar terms. Similarly, the near double digit gain in European equities was reduced to only 3% in dollar terms. In late November, OPEC approved its first production cut in eight years, pushing oil prices above $50 per barrel.
The International Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The developed ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The International Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.
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INVESTMENT BY INDUSTRY
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The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2016 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-93-GREEN, (iii) sending an e-mail to info@greencentury.com, and (iv) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Green Century Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of the year on Form N-Q. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These Forms may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q may also be obtained by calling 1-800-93-GREEN, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.
1 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. and is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the KLD400 Index. The KLD400 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) characteristics and consists of approximately 400 companies selected from the MSCI USA Investable Market Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500® Index is heavily weighted toward stocks with large market capitalization and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P 500® Index.
3 The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). The S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index is an unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1500 stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap U.S. companies. The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index, the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index, or the BofA Merrill Lynch Index.
4 The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index. The World ex USA SRI Index includes large and mid-cap stocks from approximately 22 developed markets countries (excluding the U.S.). The World ex USA SRI Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with what MSCI calculates to have outstanding ESG ratings and excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
5 The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. It is not possible to invest directly in the MSCI World ex USA Index.
The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.
This information has been prepared from sources believed reliable. The views expressed are as of the date of publication and are those of the Advisor to the Funds.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus.
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The Green Century Equity Fund and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “Funds”) are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the “MSCI Parties”), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to the Funds or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of the Funds and are not affiliated with the Funds in any way. The Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship the MSCI Parties have with Green Century Capital Management and the Funds.
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE
For the six months ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Green Century Funds (the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees on certain redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2016 to January 31, 2017 for the Equity Fund and the Balanced Fund, and September 30, 2016 to January 31, 2017 for the International Index Fund (the “period”).
Actual Expenses The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of any of the Funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees on shares held for 60 days or less. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.
BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE AUGUST 1, 2016 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE JANUARY 31, 2017 | EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD1 | ||||||||||
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Actual Expenses | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 7.54 | ||||||
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses | 1,000.00 | 1,017.54 | 7.53 | |||||||||
Equity Fund | ||||||||||||
Actual Expenses | 1,000.00 | 1,049.40 | 6.46 | |||||||||
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses | 1,000.00 | 1,018.70 | 6.36 |
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE For the six months ended January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | concluded |
BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE JANUARY 31, 2017 | EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD2 | ||||||||||
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Actual Expenses | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 995.70 | $ | 4.34 | ||||||
—Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 996.00 | 3.32 | |||||||||
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.55 | $ | 6.51 | ||||||
—Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,020.06 | 4.99 |
1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.48% for the Balanced Fund and 1.25% for the Equity Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
2 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (1.28% for the International Index Fund Investor Class and 0.98% for the International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 124/365 (to reflect the period since inception).
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 64.8% |
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Software & Services — 8.3% |
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Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 6,573 | $ | 745,247 | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | 6,261 | 5,135,210 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc. (a) | 19,510 | 1,819,503 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 32,560 | 2,648,430 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 19,606 | 2,084,706 | ||||||
Microsoft Corporation | 37,870 | 2,448,295 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | 50,348 | 2,002,843 | ||||||
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Healthcare Equipment & Services — 6.3% |
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Cardinal Health, Inc. | 18,034 | 1,351,829 | ||||||
Cerner Corporation (a) | 22,805 | 1,224,856 | ||||||
Cigna Corporation | 22,049 | 3,224,005 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc. (a) | 53,946 | 2,186,431 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC (b) | 14,550 | 1,106,091 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 13,466 | 1,237,795 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 21,714 | 2,569,418 | ||||||
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Banks — 5.8% |
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East West Bancorp, Inc. | 22,236 | 1,143,820 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 57,295 | 1,495,399 | ||||||
First Republic Bank | 22,973 | 2,167,043 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 133,909 | 2,406,345 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 26,900 | 3,240,374 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corporation | 71,619 | 1,311,344 | ||||||
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Capital Goods — 5.2% |
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A.O. Smith Corporation | 25,088 | 1,223,040 | ||||||
Hexcel Corporation | 37,314 | 1,916,074 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 19,517 | 2,482,562 | ||||||
Middleby Corporation (The) (a) | 7,137 | 957,643 | ||||||
Wabtec Corporation | 27,176 | 2,354,528 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 33,464 | 1,650,110 | ||||||
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Retailing — 4.2% |
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Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 13,443 | 1,849,488 | ||||||
Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (a) | 968 | 1,524,726 | ||||||
Target Corporation | 21,122 | 1,361,947 |
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TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | 25,802 | $ | 1,933,086 | |||||
Tractor Supply Company | 26,359 | 1,941,867 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,611,114 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 3.8% |
| |||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 28,391 | 1,987,086 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. (b) | 15,375 | 2,021,659 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corporation | 26,948 | 1,819,259 | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 16,034 | 2,011,786 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,839,790 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 3.4% |
| |||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 3,742 | 1,037,432 | ||||||
Celgene Corporation (a) | 10,135 | 1,177,180 | ||||||
Merck & Company, Inc. | 55,816 | 3,460,034 | ||||||
Novartis A.G. American Depositary Receipt (b) | 16,106 | 1,190,556 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,865,202 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 3.1% |
| |||||||
8point3 Energy Partners LP | 96,278 | 1,303,604 | ||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 4,829 | 1,000,714 | ||||||
EnerNOC, Inc. (a) | 45,945 | 261,886 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc. (a) | 16,509 | 514,916 | ||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 31,474 | 575,345 | ||||||
Johnson Controls International, PLC | 28,702 | 1,262,314 | ||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 26,328 | 1,413,813 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,332,592 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Real Estate — 2.8% |
| |||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 10,785 | 1,869,148 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 9,754 | 1,369,754 | ||||||
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 42,047 | 951,944 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. | 48,042 | 1,456,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,647,480 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors — 2.7% |
| |||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 28,893 | 2,165,242 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV (b) | 10,141 | 1,231,117 |
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | continued |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Semiconductors — (continued) |
| |||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV (a)(b) | 11,145 | $ | 1,090,538 | |||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 19,094 | 1,111,271 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,598,168 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.7% |
| |||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 66,227 | 2,034,493 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | 10,231 | 1,371,261 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) | 13,944 | 2,057,577 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,463,331 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 2.4% |
| |||||||
Costco Wholesale Corporation | 19,627 | 3,217,847 | ||||||
CVS Health Corporation | 21,242 | 1,674,082 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,891,929 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 2.0% |
| |||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 300 | 18,744 | ||||||
McCormick & Company, Inc. | 16,261 | 1,553,739 | ||||||
Unilever NV American Depositary Receipt (b) | 62,545 | 2,542,454 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,114,937 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.8% |
| |||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 33,175 | 1,570,173 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 19,253 | 1,018,483 | ||||||
VF Corporation | 19,571 | 1,007,515 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,596,171 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Materials — 1.6% |
| |||||||
Ball Corporation | 12,591 | 960,190 | ||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) | 56,210 | 1,062,369 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corporation | 27,148 | 1,316,678 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,339,237 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation — 1.5% |
| |||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 15,309 | 1,516,816 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 14,085 | 1,537,096 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,053,912 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Services — 1.3% |
| |||||||
Panera Bread Company, Class A (a) | 5,970 | 1,248,088 | ||||||
Starbucks Corporation | 24,912 | 1,375,641 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,623,729 | ||||||||
|
|
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Telecommunication Services — 1.3% |
| |||||||
SBA Communications Corporation, Class A (a) | 9,695 | $ | 1,020,496 | |||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 31,835 | 1,560,233 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,580,729 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthy Living — 1.1% |
| |||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | 27,516 | 1,257,481 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Company (The) (a) | 293 | 16,133 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 35,284 | 1,066,282 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,339,896 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Utilities — 0.9% |
| |||||||
American Water Works Company, Inc. | 23,952 | 1,759,035 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financials — 0.8% |
| |||||||
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | 38,304 | 1,579,657 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Household & Personal Products — 0.6% |
| |||||||
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 28,772 | 1,301,070 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Media — 0.6% |
| |||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 15,070 | 1,290,745 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Automobiles & Components — 0.6% |
| |||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 29,100 | 1,188,153 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks | 132,149,818 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | ||||||||
BONDS & NOTES — 27.1% |
| |||||||
Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 16.6% |
| |||||||
Apple, Inc. | $ | 1,000,000 | 1,010,015 | |||||
Asian Development Bank | 1,000,000 | 964,535 | ||||||
Bank of America Corporation | 1,750,000 | 1,722,546 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust LP | 2,000,000 | 2,074,962 |
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | VALUE | |||||||
Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued) |
| |||||||
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,473,531 | ||||
European Investment Bank | 2,000,000 | 1,991,756 | ||||||
European Investment Bank | 500,000 | 477,631 | ||||||
Export-Import Bank of Korea | 1,000,000 | 999,790 | ||||||
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 2.125%, due 3/3/25 (b) | 2,000,000 | 1,934,400 | ||||||
International Finance Corporation | 500,000 | 479,455 | ||||||
KFW | 1,500,000 | 1,504,126 | ||||||
Kommunalbanken AS | 2,000,000 | 1,955,184 | ||||||
Kommuninvest I Sverige AB | 1,000,000 | 995,997 | ||||||
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | 1,000,000 | 992,253 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 2,000,000 | 2,008,538 | ||||||
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV | 1,000,000 | 965,705 | ||||||
Nordic Investment Bank | 1,500,000 | 1,507,405 | ||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation | 800,000 | 801,965 | ||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation | 235,464 | 233,978 | ||||||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation | 241,937 | 242,922 | ||||||
Regency Centers LP | 2,000,000 | 2,022,974 | ||||||
Starbucks Corporation | 2,000,000 | 1,902,712 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | VALUE | |||||||
Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued) |
| |||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 1,986,224 | ||||
Svensk Exportkredit AB | 1,500,000 | 1,498,338 | ||||||
Vornado Realty LP | 2,000,000 | 2,009,774 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,756,716 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
U.S. Government Agencies — 2.7% |
| |||||||
Fannie Mae Pool | 492,984 | 489,937 | ||||||
Federal Farm Credit Bank | 200,000 | 200,953 | ||||||
Federal Farm Credit Bank | 500,000 | 483,175 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank | 550,000 | 576,727 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 500,000 | 525,660 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 200,000 | 189,238 | ||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association | 3,000,000 | 2,997,501 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,463,191 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Software & Services — 2.3% |
| |||||||
International Business Machines Corporation | 500,000 | 589,187 | ||||||
Oracle Corporation | 500,000 | 500,229 | ||||||
Oracle Corporation | 1,000,000 | 1,078,580 | ||||||
Oracle Corporation | 1,000,000 | 994,820 | ||||||
Symantec Corporation | 1,500,000 | 1,551,166 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,713,982 | ||||||||
|
|
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | concluded |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | VALUE | |||||||
Banks — 1.6% |
| |||||||
HSBC Bank USA N.A. | $ | 500,000 | $ | 511,538 | ||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,500,000 | 1,625,235 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Company | 1,000,000 | 1,065,454 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,202,227 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 0.9% |
| |||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 1,250,000 | 1,343,844 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 500,000 | 505,402 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,849,246 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Media — 0.6% |
| |||||||
Discovery Communications LLC | 1,150,000 | 1,246,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financials — 0.5% |
| |||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The) | 1,000,000 | 1,040,351 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Real Estate — 0.5% |
| |||||||
HCP, Inc. | 1,000,000 | 1,004,231 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Telecommunication Services — 0.4% |
| |||||||
America Movil SAB de C.V. | 750,000 | 800,580 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 0.3% |
| |||||||
EMC Corporation | 700,000 | 696,655 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthy Living — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 500,000 | 531,548 | ||||||
|
|
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | VALUE | |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2% |
| |||||||
CVS Health Corporation | $ | 500,000 | $ | 504,181 | ||||
|
| |||||||
Healthcare Equipment & Services — 0.2% |
| |||||||
Stryker Corporation | 500,000 | 498,981 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Bonds & Notes | 55,308,839 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 0.1% |
| |||||||
Self-Help Credit Union | 95,000 | 94,491 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Certificates Of Deposit | 94,491 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 7.9% |
| |||||||
UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c) | 15,989,527 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-term Investments (Cost $15,989,527) | 15,989,527 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.9% |
| |||||||
(Cost $180,250,972) |
| 203,542,675 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% |
| 254,766 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 203,797,441 | ||||||
|
|
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities whose values are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end. |
(d) | The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $179,971,357 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $27,853,518 and $4,282,200 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $23,571,318. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 99.6% |
| |||||||
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Software & Services — 20.2% |
| |||||||
Accenture PLC, Class A (a) | 13,295 | $ | 1,513,902 | |||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (b) | 10,656 | 1,208,177 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b) | 6,298 | 5,165,557 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b) | 6,606 | 5,263,595 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc. (b) | 1,865 | 173,930 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. (b) | 4,228 | 343,906 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 9,755 | 985,157 | ||||||
CA, Inc. | 6,570 | 205,444 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b) | 6,301 | 164,015 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc. (b) | 3,291 | 300,106 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A (b) | 12,963 | 681,724 | ||||||
Convergys Corporation | 2,084 | 51,725 | ||||||
Dell Technologies, Inc. Class V (b) | 4,695 | 295,738 | ||||||
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (b) | 1,954 | 288,196 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corporation | 19,397 | 3,385,164 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 5,202 | 616,853 | ||||||
Microsoft Corporation | 158,108 | 10,221,682 | ||||||
Oracle Corporation | 66,055 | 2,649,466 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc. (b) | 13,752 | 1,087,783 | ||||||
Symantec Corporation | 13,051 | 359,555 | ||||||
Teradata Corporation (b) | 2,815 | 82,648 | ||||||
Western Union Company (The) | 10,198 | 199,677 | ||||||
Workday, Inc., Class A (b) | 2,546 | 211,547 | ||||||
Yahoo!, Inc. (b) | 19,328 | 851,785 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
36,307,332 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 9.5% |
| |||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 6,933 | 339,509 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 15,987 | 2,504,843 | ||||||
Bio-Techne Corporation | 767 | 78,042 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc. (b) | 4,681 | 1,297,760 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b) | 3,608 | 316,169 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 35,682 | 1,754,127 | ||||||
Celgene Corporation (b) | 16,561 | 1,923,560 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 28,190 | 2,042,366 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b) | 1,295 | 157,886 | ||||||
Merck & Company, Inc. | 59,054 | 3,660,758 | ||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b) | 557 | 237,633 | ||||||
PAREXEL International Corporation (b) | 1,093 | 77,483 | ||||||
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. (b) | 3,212 | 252,110 |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — (continued) |
| |||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 8,423 | $ | 1,283,581 | |||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | 5,276 | 453,050 | ||||||
Waters Corporation (b) | 1,757 | 248,879 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 10,048 | 552,037 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,179,793 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Capital Goods — 6.9% |
| |||||||
3M Company | 12,919 | 2,258,500 | ||||||
A.O. Smith Corporation | 3,086 | 150,442 | ||||||
AGCO Corporation | 1,441 | 90,495 | ||||||
Air Lease Corporation | 2,170 | 78,945 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 736 | 44,491 | ||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b) | 1,848 | 19,884 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 12,473 | 1,193,167 | ||||||
CLARCOR, Inc. | 1,018 | 84,301 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 3,419 | 502,627 | ||||||
Deere & Company | 5,703 | 610,506 | ||||||
Dover Corporation | 3,370 | 262,017 | ||||||
Eaton Corporation PLC | 9,700 | 686,566 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 1,270 | 88,506 | ||||||
Fastenal Company | 6,090 | 302,551 | ||||||
Flowserve Corporation | 2,790 | 137,156 | ||||||
Fortive Corporation | 6,597 | 364,880 | ||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 3,335 | 183,859 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 1,132 | 101,416 | ||||||
Granite Construction, Inc. | 857 | 48,103 | ||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | 750 | 19,395 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 6,825 | 868,140 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 5,510 | 437,218 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 1,234 | 102,879 | ||||||
Masco Corporation | 6,904 | 227,487 | ||||||
Meritor, Inc. (b) | 1,717 | 24,776 | ||||||
Middleby Corporation (The) (b) | 1,245 | 167,054 | ||||||
Owens Corning | 2,455 | 135,639 | ||||||
Parker Hannifin Corporation | 2,846 | 418,732 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc. (b) | 3,192 | 114,561 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 2,749 | 406,825 | ||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 2,155 | 413,437 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b) | 3,689 | 154,754 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 1,262 | 229,091 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 3,213 | 398,412 | ||||||
Tennant Company | 397 | 27,492 |
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | continued |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Capital Goods — (continued) |
| |||||||
Timken Company (The) | 1,394 | $ | 61,894 | |||||
United Rentals, Inc. (b) | 1,872 | 236,827 | ||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1,213 | 306,367 | ||||||
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,122 | 122,332 | ||||||
Wabtec Corporation | 1,937 | 167,822 | ||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,261 | 19,104 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 3,884 | 191,520 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,460,170 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Beverage — 5.3% |
| |||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 3,029 | 209,637 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Company | 4,215 | 262,299 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Company (The) | 87,563 | 3,639,994 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b) | 3,591 | 43,092 | ||||||
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 3,933 | 358,690 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 12,800 | 799,744 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corporation | 6,090 | 221,067 | ||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 1,566 | 200,745 | ||||||
JM Smucker Company (The) | 2,463 | 334,599 | ||||||
Kellogg Company | 5,605 | 407,540 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Company (The) | 13,002 | 1,160,949 | ||||||
McCormick & Company, Inc. | 2,495 | 238,397 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company | 3,890 | 274,089 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 33,214 | 1,470,716 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,621,558 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors — 5.1% |
| |||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b) | 16,129 | 167,258 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 6,568 | 492,206 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 23,113 | 791,620 | ||||||
Intel Corporation | 100,867 | 3,713,923 | ||||||
Lam Research Corporation | 3,408 | 391,443 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 4,550 | 306,442 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corporation | 11,426 | 1,247,491 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 3,963 | 363,566 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 21,447 | 1,620,106 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,094,055 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Diversified Financials — 4.6% |
| |||||||
Ally Financial, Inc. | 9,403 | 198,591 | ||||||
American Express Company | 16,761 | 1,280,205 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 3,428 | 384,862 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The) | 22,773 | 1,018,636 |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Diversified Financials — (continued) |
| |||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 2,602 | $ | 973,096 | |||||
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | 25,423 | 1,048,444 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 7,234 | 875,893 | ||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 866 | 149,861 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 7,912 | 314,423 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 8,605 | 248,857 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 1,885 | 59,736 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corporation | 4,597 | 381,367 | ||||||
State Street Corporation | 8,323 | 634,213 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 5,282 | 356,218 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | 5,522 | 254,840 | ||||||
Voya Financial, Inc. | 4,323 | 173,871 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,353,113 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Real Estate — 4.6% |
| |||||||
American Tower Corporation | 9,088 | 940,608 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 2,937 | 509,011 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 3,277 | 428,959 | ||||||
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b) | 6,537 | 198,463 | ||||||
Corporate Office Properties Trust | 2,082 | 66,249 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 3,382 | 364,005 | ||||||
Duke Realty Corporation | 7,545 | 183,570 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 1,520 | 585,170 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 7,813 | 474,796 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 1,544 | 216,824 | ||||||
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 5,111 | 115,713 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. | 9,888 | 299,804 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 15,616 | 282,181 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 5,349 | 191,494 | ||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 1,003 | 103,339 | ||||||
Liberty Property Trust | 3,134 | 120,314 | ||||||
Macerich Company (The) | 2,650 | 182,029 | ||||||
Potlatch Corporation | 874 | 36,009 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 11,263 | 550,198 | ||||||
Realogy Holdings Corporation | 3,007 | 77,911 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 6,713 | 1,233,648 | ||||||
UDR, Inc. | 5,565 | 194,497 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 3,612 | 383,992 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Company | 15,991 | 500,998 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,239,782 | ||||||||
|
|
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | continued |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Media — 4.4% |
| |||||||
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (b) | 4,629 | $ | 1,499,565 | |||||
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A (b) | 3,048 | 86,411 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C (b) | 4,813 | 133,368 | ||||||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A | 926 | 51,023 | ||||||
Liberty Global Plc LiLAC, Class C (a)(b) | 2,287 | 51,046 | ||||||
Liberty Global PLC, Class A (a)(b) | 5,402 | 197,065 | ||||||
Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b) | 13,034 | 457,884 | ||||||
New York Times Company (The), Class A | 3,038 | 41,013 | ||||||
Scholastic Corporation | 638 | 29,208 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A | 1,746 | 132,975 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 16,610 | 1,608,678 | ||||||
Walt Disney Company (The) | 32,609 | 3,608,186 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,896,422 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household & Personal Products — 4.3% |
| |||||||
Avon Products, Inc. (b) | 9,413 | 55,254 | ||||||
Clorox Company (The) | 2,743 | 329,160 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Company | 18,138 | 1,171,352 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A | 4,721 | 383,392 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 7,688 | 931,248 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Company (The) | 54,617 | 4,784,449 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,654,855 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.1% |
| |||||||
Align Technology, Inc. (b) | 1,543 | 141,478 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corporation | 4,036 | 352,262 | ||||||
Becton, Dickinson and Company | 4,550 | 806,669 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 6,804 | 510,028 | ||||||
Centene Corporation (b) | 3,703 | 234,289 | ||||||
Cerner Corporation (b) | 6,444 | 346,107 | ||||||
Cigna Corporation | 5,480 | 801,286 | ||||||
Cooper Companies, Inc. (The) | 1,045 | 192,917 | ||||||
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | 4,925 | 279,247 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (b) | 4,539 | 436,833 | ||||||
Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (b) | 2,522 | 171,496 | ||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc. (b) | 6,470 | 519,412 |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Healthcare Equipment & Services — (continued) |
| |||||||
Henry Schein, Inc. (b) | 1,724 | $ | 275,599 | |||||
Hologic, Inc. (b) | 5,212 | 211,242 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 3,183 | 631,825 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b) | 1,948 | 238,299 | ||||||
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (b) | 2,161 | 290,028 | ||||||
MEDNAX, Inc. (b) | 2,011 | 137,452 | ||||||
Patterson Companies, Inc. | 1,784 | 74,232 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 2,934 | 269,693 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 3,045 | 205,659 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corporation (b) | 2,342 | 29,158 | ||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,623 | 70,536 | ||||||
Varex Imaging Corporation (b) | 808 | 23,242 | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (b) | 2,021 | 156,931 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,405,920 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Retailing — 4.0% |
| |||||||
AutoNation, Inc. (b) | 1,548 | 82,230 | ||||||
Best Buy Company, Inc. | 6,120 | 272,462 | ||||||
Blue Nile, Inc. | 210 | 8,549 | ||||||
Buckle, Inc. (The) | 624 | 13,198 | ||||||
Caleres Inc. | 927 | 28,505 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc. (b) | 4,028 | 268,708 | ||||||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 2,820 | 193,283 | ||||||
GameStop Corporation, Class A | 2,249 | 55,078 | ||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) | 5,030 | 115,841 | ||||||
HSN, Inc. | 729 | 25,697 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corporation | 3,997 | 159,201 | ||||||
LKQ Corporation (b) | 6,596 | 210,478 | ||||||
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 18,843 | 1,377,046 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc. (b) | 9,157 | 1,288,481 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 2,814 | 124,435 | ||||||
Nutrisystem, Inc. | 683 | 22,573 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc. | 11,466 | 51,024 | ||||||
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | 1,662 | 12,083 | ||||||
Pool Corporation | 933 | 98,488 | ||||||
Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (b) | 1,056 | 1,663,337 | ||||||
Shutterfly, Inc. (b) | 661 | 33,929 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 1,536 | 119,301 | ||||||
Staples, Inc. | 13,821 | 127,153 | ||||||
Tiffany & Company | 2,607 | 205,223 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Company | 2,794 | 205,834 |
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | continued |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Retailing — (continued) |
| |||||||
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (b) | 1,255 | $ | 341,711 | |||||
Weyco Group, Inc. | 142 | 4,002 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,107,850 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance — 3.8% |
| |||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 8,759 | 613,043 | ||||||
Allstate Corporation (The) | 7,953 | 598,145 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. (a) | 9,940 | 1,307,011 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the) | 8,209 | 399,860 | ||||||
Loews Corporation | 6,021 | 280,458 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 11,105 | 755,362 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 6,099 | 348,192 | ||||||
Progressive Corporation (The) | 12,406 | 464,481 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 9,328 | 980,466 | ||||||
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The) | 6,160 | 725,525 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson PLC (a) | 2,780 | 347,861 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,820,404 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.7% |
| |||||||
Calix, Inc. (b) | 1,232 | 8,870 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 107,477 | 3,301,693 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 22,138 | 586,436 | ||||||
Flex Ltd. (b) | 11,686 | 183,120 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 35,497 | 805,072 | ||||||
HP Inc. | 36,540 | 549,927 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 3,147 | 253,994 | ||||||
Plantronics, Inc. | 710 | 40,172 | ||||||
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (b) | 835 | 22,086 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. (a) | 7,584 | 563,870 | ||||||
Trimble, Inc. (b) | 5,351 | 158,497 | ||||||
Xerox Corporation | 18,662 | 129,328 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,603,065 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Services — 3.3% |
| |||||||
Aramark | 5,005 | 169,369 | ||||||
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | 781 | 43,345 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 2,482 | 181,881 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 1,042 | 181,871 | ||||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 4,303 | 247,767 | ||||||
Jack in the Box, Inc. | 700 | 75,544 |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Consumer Services — (continued) |
| |||||||
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 7,064 | $ | 597,614 | |||||
McDonald’s Corporation | 18,227 | 2,234,083 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 3,639 | 340,720 | ||||||
Starbucks Corporation | 31,328 | 1,729,932 | ||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 851 | 145,981 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,948,107 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Telecommunication Services — 3.0% |
| |||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 11,508 | 297,597 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (b) | 913 | 20,953 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (b) | 6,488 | 385,776 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corporation, Class A (b) | 2,618 | 275,571 | ||||||
Sprint Corporation (b) | 17,227 | 159,005 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 87,091 | 4,268,330 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,407,232 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Materials — 2.9% |
| |||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 4,383 | 612,568 | ||||||
Albemarle Corporation | 2,435 | 225,578 | ||||||
Avery Dennison Corporation | 1,915 | 139,833 | ||||||
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b) | 4,570 | 132,530 | ||||||
Ball Corporation | 3,476 | 265,080 | ||||||
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 726 | 60,694 | ||||||
Domtar Corporation | 1,381 | 60,336 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 5,587 | 671,166 | ||||||
H.B. Fuller Company | 1,010 | 49,864 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 1,732 | 203,008 | ||||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 761 | 60,994 | ||||||
Mosaic Company (The) | 7,230 | 226,805 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 5,680 | 568,057 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 6,079 | 719,997 | ||||||
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A | 531 | 12,558 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corporation | 4,262 | 206,707 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Company (The) | 1,673 | 508,274 | ||||||
Sonoco Products Company | 2,150 | 118,142 | ||||||
Valspar Corporation (The) | 1,618 | 179,064 | ||||||
WestRock Company | 5,283 | 281,901 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,303,156 | ||||||||
|
|
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | continued |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Transportation — 2.6% |
| |||||||
ArcBest Corporation | 573 | $ | 18,107 | |||||
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b) | 1,733 | 64,502 | ||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 3,097 | 235,558 | ||||||
CSX Corporation | 20,183 | 936,289 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 4,064 | 191,983 | ||||||
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (b) | 584 | 13,870 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 3,929 | 204,622 | ||||||
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (b) | 1,272 | 95,858 | ||||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (b) | 1,676 | 35,146 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 2,343 | 201,287 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corporation | 6,258 | 735,065 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 1,125 | 87,300 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Company | 3,333 | 174,349 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 14,726 | 1,607,049 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,600,985 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.3% |
| |||||||
Callaway Golf Company | 2,124 | 24,065 | ||||||
Columbia Sportswear Company | 606 | 32,948 | ||||||
CSS Industries, Inc. | 224 | 5,515 | ||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b) | 660 | 38,016 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 570 | 16,587 | ||||||
Garmin Ltd. (a) | 2,444 | 118,021 | ||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 8,158 | 193,426 | ||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 2,429 | 200,417 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 1,085 | 31,031 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 7,121 | 186,641 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corporation (b) | 916 | 33,663 | ||||||
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)(b) | 3,649 | 156,214 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b) | 1,366 | 294,837 | ||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 9,234 | 437,045 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 28,835 | 1,525,372 | ||||||
PVH Corporation | 1,750 | 164,168 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands Corporation | 1,123 | 67,784 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b) | 3,892 | 74,804 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b) | 3,961 | 85,122 | ||||||
VF Corporation | 7,041 | 362,471 | ||||||
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 1,947 | 45,735 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,093,882 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Banks — 2.1% |
| |||||||
Bank of Hawaii Corporation | 895 | 76,889 | ||||||
Cathay General Bancorp | 1,692 | 61,656 |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Banks — (continued) |
| |||||||
CIT Group, Inc. | 4,392 | $ | 180,906 | |||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 11,044 | 399,462 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 3,655 | 246,822 | ||||||
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | 524 | 24,523 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corporation | 1,207 | 44,780 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 23,062 | 414,424 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corporation | 3,007 | 488,848 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 10,515 | 159,723 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 2,782 | 49,381 | ||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc. | 6,509 | 122,044 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 10,478 | 1,262,180 | ||||||
Signature Bank (b) | 1,162 | 183,038 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corporation | 4,635 | 84,867 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,799,543 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 1.0% |
| |||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 954 | 197,697 | ||||||
Itron, Inc. (b) | 817 | 50,409 | ||||||
Johnson Controls International, PLC | 19,954 | 877,582 | ||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 804 | 43,175 | ||||||
SunPower Corporation (b) | 1,333 | 8,851 | ||||||
Tesla Motors, Inc. (b) | 2,749 | 692,556 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,870,270 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Commercial & Professional Services — 0.8% |
| |||||||
ACCO Brands Corporation (b) | 2,288 | 29,172 | ||||||
CEB, Inc. | 728 | 55,656 | ||||||
Copart, Inc. (b) | 2,090 | 118,587 | ||||||
Deluxe Corporation | 1,075 | 78,314 | ||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The) | 761 | 93,314 | ||||||
Essendant, Inc. | 818 | 17,088 | ||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 558 | 32,392 | ||||||
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 327 | 7,308 | ||||||
HNI Corporation | 986 | 49,704 | ||||||
ICF International, Inc. (b) | 442 | 22,984 | ||||||
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)(b) | 7,601 | 299,860 | ||||||
Interface, Inc. | 1,442 | 26,244 | ||||||
Kelly Services, Inc. | 596 | 13,344 | ||||||
Knoll, Inc. | 1,095 | 28,591 |
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) | concluded |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Commercial & Professional Services — (continued) |
| |||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 1,456 | $ | 138,990 | |||||
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (b) | 1,102 | 27,219 | ||||||
On Assignment, Inc. (b) | 1,023 | 46,321 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company | 1,572 | 26,960 | ||||||
Resources Connection, Inc. | 690 | 11,523 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 2,818 | 132,615 | ||||||
RPX Corporation (b) | 998 | 10,838 | ||||||
Steelcase, Inc. | 1,843 | 30,962 | ||||||
Team, Inc. (b) | 585 | 19,656 | ||||||
Tetra Tech, Inc. | 1,288 | 56,286 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc. (b) | 925 | 22,894 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,396,822 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Automobiles & Components — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Autoliv, Inc. (a) | 1,839 | 212,699 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 4,628 | 188,961 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 3,888 | 221,771 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
623,431 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Sysco Corporation | 11,276 | 591,539 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Healthy Living — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b) | 2,286 | 90,434 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc. (b) | 1,141 | 52,144 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Company (The) (b) | 3,855 | 212,256 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 6,648 | 200,903 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
555,737 | ||||||||
|
|
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Utilities — 0.2% |
| |||||||
American Water Works Company, Inc. | 3,847 | $ | 282,524 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks | 179,217,547 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.3% |
| |||||||
UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c) | 527,267 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-term Investments (Cost $527,267) | 527,267 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.9% |
| |||||||
(Cost $131,127,517) | 179,744,814 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% |
| 143,017 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS -100.0% | $ | 179,887,831 | ||||||
|
|
(a) | Securities whose values are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end. |
(d) | The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $134,250,072 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $48,973,851 and $3,479,109 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $45,494,742. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2017 (unaudited) |
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0% | ||||||||
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Japan — 21.3% |
| |||||||
KDDI Corporation | 4,100 | $ | 110,160 | |||||
Honda Motor Company, Ltd. | 3,600 | 107,132 | ||||||
Sony Corporation | 3,000 | 90,833 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Company | 1,000 | 90,557 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 5,800 | 77,846 | ||||||
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | 3,200 | 76,512 | ||||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. | 700 | 69,484 | ||||||
Komatsu Ltd. | 2,400 | 56,829 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. | 5,500 | 54,412 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation | 1,400 | 54,215 | ||||||
Panasonic Corporation | 5,200 | 54,106 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 400 | 53,874 | ||||||
Kyocera Corporation | 1,000 | 52,061 | ||||||
Kubota Corporation | 3,000 | 47,692 | ||||||
Denso Corporation | 1,100 | 47,635 | ||||||
Daiwa House Industry Company, Ltd. | 1,700 | 46,040 | ||||||
Aeon Company, Ltd. | 3,100 | 44,804 | ||||||
Toray Industries, Inc. | 5,000 | 43,295 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corporation | 500 | 39,563 | ||||||
Eisai Company, Ltd. | 700 | 38,584 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei Corporation | 4,000 | 37,306 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. | 2,200 | 35,588 | ||||||
Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | 1,700 | 33,554 | ||||||
Sompo Holdings, Inc. | 900 | 32,589 | ||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 5,800 | 31,402 | ||||||
Sysmex Corporation | 500 | 30,040 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 800 | 29,819 | ||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. | 5,000 | 29,060 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd. | 2,000 | 27,096 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,542,088 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
United Kingdom — 13.9% |
| |||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 60,913 | 149,213 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 3,112 | 126,056 | ||||||
Prudential PLC | 5,936 | 115,034 | ||||||
WPP PLC | 3,346 | 77,877 | ||||||
BT Group PLC | 19,907 | 76,345 | ||||||
Standard Chartered PLC (a) | 7,527 | 73,709 | ||||||
RELX PLC | 3,571 | 64,101 | ||||||
Wolseley PLC | 896 | 55,490 |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
United Kingdom — (continued) |
| |||||||
Legal & General Group PLC | 16,085 | $ | 47,705 | |||||
Kingfisher PLC | 10,748 | 45,603 | ||||||
Land Securities Group PLC | 3,112 | 39,002 | ||||||
Whitbread PLC | 709 | 35,097 | ||||||
British Land Co. PLC (The) | 4,599 | 33,804 | ||||||
Old Mutual PLC | 12,517 | 32,870 | ||||||
Barratt Developments PLC | 3,479 | 20,981 | ||||||
Pearson PLC | 2,423 | 18,890 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,011,777 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Canada — 9.5% |
| |||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 3,011 | 179,924 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Company | 2,054 | 142,752 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal | 1,649 | 124,730 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 1,156 | 98,437 | ||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | 1,370 | 59,430 | ||||||
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. | 1,981 | 36,856 | ||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 627 | 29,907 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corporation (a) | 4,687 | 18,261 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
690,297 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Germany — 9.3% |
| |||||||
SAP SE | 2,324 | 212,520 | ||||||
Allianz SE | 1,071 | 182,023 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen | 433 | 81,533 | ||||||
adidas AG | 487 | 76,847 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Company KGaA | 628 | 76,658 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG (a) | 521 | 48,072 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
677,653 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
France — 9.0% |
| |||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 1,524 | 109,043 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 596 | 108,358 | ||||||
AXA SA | 4,325 | 106,292 | ||||||
Danone SA | 1,590 | 99,670 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco SE | 317 | 73,050 | ||||||
Legrand SA | 976 | 56,684 | ||||||
Essilor International SA | 481 | 56,426 | ||||||
Vivendi SA | 2,465 | 45,196 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
654,719 | ||||||||
|
|
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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2009 (unaudited) | concluded |
SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Switzerland — 8.4% |
| |||||||
Roche Holding AG | 1,475 | $ | 349,481 | |||||
Actelion Ltd. | 256 | 66,836 | ||||||
SGS SA | 31 | 65,772 | ||||||
LafargeHolcim Ltd. | 1,208 | 65,040 | ||||||
Givaudan SA | 34 | 61,294 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
608,423 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Australia — 7.6% |
| |||||||
Westpac Banking Corporation | 7,956 | 191,524 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 6,507 | 149,632 | ||||||
Transurban Group | 6,838 | 52,912 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. | 6,227 | 49,211 | ||||||
Goodman Group | 8,684 | 45,601 | ||||||
AMP Ltd. | 8,870 | 33,666 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | 587 | 29,751 | ||||||
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Netherlands — 6.1% |
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Unilever NV | 3,689 | 149,625 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV | 856 | 103,934 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV | 2,643 | 77,549 | ||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 839 | 56,936 | ||||||
RELX NV | 3,057 | 51,632 | ||||||
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Denmark — 3.6% |
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Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | 4,403 | 159,122 | ||||||
Pandora A/S | 305 | 39,970 | ||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 526 | 36,888 | ||||||
Novozymes A/S | 682 | 26,584 | ||||||
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Spain — 2.6% |
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 14,510 | 98,672 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 2,726 | 90,160 | ||||||
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Sweden — 2.1% |
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Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B | 2,237 | 67,315 | ||||||
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | 2,686 | 50,826 | ||||||
Boliden AB | 1,141 | 33,285 | ||||||
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Hong Kong — 1.1% |
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Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 3,817 | $ | 77,802 | |||||
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Ireland — 1.0% |
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CRH PLC | 2,166 | 75,126 | ||||||
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Singapore — 1.0% |
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DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 5,300 | 71,653 | ||||||
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Belgium — 0.6% |
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KBC Group NV | 654 | 42,473 | ||||||
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Norway — 0.6% |
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Orkla ASA | 4,495 | 41,937 | ||||||
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New Zealand — 0.3% |
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Fletcher Building Ltd. | 3,098 | 23,868 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks | 7,112,611 | |||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 1.0% |
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UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (b) | 70,074 | |||||||
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Total Short-term Investments | 70,074 | |||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (c) — 99.0% |
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(Cost $7,144,115) | 7,182,685 | |||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.0% | 74,128 | |||||||
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NET ASSETS -100.0% | $ | 7,256,813 | ||||||
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(b) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end. |
(c) | The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $7,161,933 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $296,549 and $275,797 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $20,752. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
January 31, 2017
(unaudited)
BALANCED FUND | EQUITY FUND | INTERNATIONAL FUND | ||||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||||||
Investments, at value (cost $180,250,972, $131,127,517 and $7,144,115, respectively) | $ | 203,542,675 | $ | 179,744,814 | $ | 7,182,685 | ||||||
Foreign cash, at value (cost $12,412) | — | — | 12,618 | |||||||||
Receivables for: | ||||||||||||
Capital stock sold | 229,284 | 315,355 | 71,487 | |||||||||
Interest | 396,180 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
Dividends | 68,336 | 190,806 | 8,337 | |||||||||
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Total assets | 204,236,475 | 180,250,979 | 7,275,128 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES: | ||||||||||||
Payable for capital stock repurchased | 184,251 | 171,216 | 12,173 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses | 254,783 | 191,932 | 6,142 | |||||||||
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Total liabilities | 439,034 | 363,148 | 18,315 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 203,797,441 | $ | 179,887,831 | $ | 7,256,813 | ||||||
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 179,574,589 | $ | 134,858,598 | $ | 7,233,762 | ||||||
Undistributed net investment income/accumulated net investment loss | 11,825 | 140,993 | (3,443 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 919,324 | (3,729,057 | ) | (12,493 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 23,291,703 | 48,617,297 | 38,570 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translations | — | — | 417 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 203,797,441 | $ | 179,887,831 | $ | 7,256,813 | ||||||
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NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS: | ||||||||||||
Individual Investor Class Shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | 203,797,441 | $ | 179,887,831 | $ | 2,194,421 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | 8,511,351 | 5,189,126 | 220,836 | |||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 23.94 | $ | 34.67 | 9.94 | |||||||
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Institutional Class Shares: | ||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,062,392 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | — | — | 509,189 | |||||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9.94 | ||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 | FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JANUARY 31, 2017 | |||||||||||
BALANCED FUND | EQUITY FUND | INTERNATIONAL FUND | ||||||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 644,460 | $ | 33 | $ | 4 | ||||||
Dividend and other income (net of $5,019, $0 and $1,920 foreign withholding taxes, respectively) | 1,079,886 | 1,958,871 | 28,590 | |||||||||
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Total investment income | 1,724,346 | 1,958,904 | 28,594 | |||||||||
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EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||
Administrative services fee | 824,977 | 922,803 | 14,557 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fee | 646,035 | 215,446 | 5,467 | |||||||||
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Total expenses | 1,471,012 | 1,138,249 | 20,024 | |||||||||
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 253,334 | 820,655 | 8,570 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 1,845,939 | 33,854 | (11,084 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | — | (1,409 | ) | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 2,238,323 | 7,716,824 | 38,570 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translations | — | — | 417 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | 4,084,262 | 7,750,678 | 26,494 | |||||||||
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 4,337,596 | $ | 8,571,333 | $ | 35,064 | ||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
BALANCED FUND | EQUITY FUND | INTERNATIONAL FUND | ||||||||||||||||||
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) | FOR THE YEAR ENDED | FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) | FOR THE YEAR ENDED | FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JANUARY 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 253,334 | $ | 172,822 | $ | 820,655 | $ | 1,328,839 | $ | 8,570 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 1,845,939 | 2,879,774 | 33,854 | 432,901 | (12,493 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions | 2,238,323 | (5,590,572 | ) | 7,716,824 | 7,175,126 | 38,987 | ||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 4,337,596 | (2,537,976 | ) | 8,571,333 | 8,936,866 | 35,064 | ||||||||||||||
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Dividends and distributions to shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual Investor Class | (241,509 | ) | — | (699,933 | ) | (1,224,322 | ) | (2,263 | ) | |||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | — | (9,750 | ) | ||||||||||||||
From net realized gains | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual Investor Class | (3,916,901 | ) | (5,191,912 | ) | (2,567,629 | ) | (1,678,100 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total dividends and distributions | (4,158,410 | ) | (5,191,912 | ) | (3,267,562 | ) | (2,902,422 | ) | (12,013 | ) | ||||||||||
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Capital share transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales of shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual Investor Class | 21,302,112 | 52,916,098 | 28,765,987 | 49,302,683 | 2,159,757 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | — | 5,080,900 | |||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual Investor Class | 4,032,511 | 5,058,188 | 3,192,386 | 2,834,260 | 2,219 | |||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | — | 9,750 | |||||||||||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Individual Investor Class | (15,521,317 | ) | (36,153,833 | ) | (30,859,339 | ) | (23,089,037 | ) | (18,864 | ) | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 9,813,306 | 21,820,453 | 1,099,034 | 29,047,906 | 7,233,762 | |||||||||||||||
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Total increase in net assets | 9,992,492 | 14,090,565 | 6,402,805 | 35,082,350 | 7,256,813 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 193,804,949 | 179,714,384 | 173,485,026 | 138,402,676 | — | |||||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 203,797,441 | $ | 193,804,949 | $ | 179,887,831 | $ | 173,485,026 | $ | 7,256,813 | ||||||||||
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Undistributed net investment income/accumulated net investment loss at end of period | 11,825 | — | 140,993 | 20,271 | (3,443 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(UNAUDITED) | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 23.93 | $ | 25.07 | $ | 23.74 | $ | 21.43 | $ | 18.06 | $ | 17.50 | ||||||||||||
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.48 | (0.48 | ) | 2.51 | 2.31 | 3.37 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total increase (decrease) from investment operations | 0.51 | (0.46 | ) | 2.52 | 2.40 | 3.50 | 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||
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Less dividends: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.03 | ) | — | (0.02 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.47 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (1.17 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total decrease from dividends | (0.50 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 23.94 | $ | 23.93 | $ | 25.07 | $ | 23.74 | $ | 21.43 | $ | 18.06 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 2.17 | %(a) | (1.73 | )% | 10.84 | % | 11.20 | % | 19.44 | % | 3.81 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000's) | $ | 203,797 | $ | 193,805 | $ | 179,714 | $ | 121,907 | $ | 85,650 | $ | 58,798 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.48 | %(b) | 1.48 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.25 | %(b) | 0.10 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.66 | % | 0.58 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 20 | %(a) | 24 | % | 30 | % | 42 | % | 31 | % | 58 | % |
(a) | Not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(UNAUDITED) | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 33.65 | $ | 32.73 | $ | 30.11 | $ | 26.30 | $ | 20.81 | $ | 19.99 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 1.52 | 1.27 | 2.96 | 3.79 | 5.48 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total increase from investment operations | 1.65 | 1.54 | 3.16 | 3.98 | 5.69 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Less dividends: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.13 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.50 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.35 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total decrease from dividends | (0.63 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 34.67 | $ | 33.65 | $ | 32.73 | $ | 30.11 | $ | 26.30 | $ | 20.81 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 4.94 | %(a) | 4.83 | % | 10.54 | % | 15.16 | % | 27.49 | % | 5.14 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000's) | $ | 179,888 | $ | 173,485 | $ | 138,403 | $ | 95,358 | $ | 66,809 | $ | 50,972 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.25 | %(b) | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.90 | %(b) | 0.89 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.92 | % | 0.97 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 12 | %(a) | 19 | % | 13 | % | 32 | % | 17 | % | 14 | % |
(a) | Not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
27
GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JANUARY 31, 2017 | ||||
(UNAUDITED) | ||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.05 | ) | ||
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Total increase (decrease) from investment operations | (0.04 | ) | ||
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Less dividends: | ||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.02 | ) | ||
Distributions from net realized gains | — | |||
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Total decrease from dividends | (0.02 | ) | ||
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Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 9.94 | ||
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Total return | (0.43 | )%(a) | ||
Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000's) | $ | 2,195 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.28 | %(b) | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 0.18 | %(b) | ||
Portfolio turnover | 4 | %(a) |
(a) | Not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JANUARY 31, 2017 | ||||
(UNAUDITED) | ||||
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 10.00 | ||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income | 0.01 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.05 | ) | ||
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Total increase (decrease) from investment operations | (0.04 | ) | ||
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Less dividends: | ||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.02 | ) | ||
Distributions from net realized gains | — | |||
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Total decrease from dividends | (0.02 | ) | ||
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Net Asset Value, end of period | $ | 9.94 | ||
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Total return | (0.40 | )%(a) | ||
Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000's) | $ | 5,062 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.98 | %(b) | ||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 0.48 | %(b) | ||
Portfolio turnover | 4 | %(a) |
(a) | Not annualized. |
(b) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) |
NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers three separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”) and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “International Index Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. The Balanced Fund commenced operations on March 18, 1992, the Equity Fund commenced operations on September 13, 1995 and the International Index Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2016.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”.
The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:
(A) | Investment Valuation: Equity securities listed on U.S. national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on U.S. national exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. NASDAQ National Market® and SmallCapSM securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). The NOCP is based on the last traded price if it falls within the concurrent best bid and ask prices and is normalized pursuant to NASDAQ’s published procedures if it falls outside this range. If a NOCP is not available for any such security, the security is valued at the last sale price, or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. Unlisted U.S. equity securities are valued at last sale price, or when last sale prices are not available, at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities (other than certificates of deposit and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which takes into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and other market data, without exclusive reliance on quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation or valuation provided by a pricing service is deemed not reliable, are valued at fair value by management as determined in good faith under guidelines established by the Trustees. Certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus accrued interest, and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, both of which approximate market value. |
For non-U.S securities traded in foreign markets, the International Index Fund uses a fair value model developed by an independent pricing service to assist in valuing those securities. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s next
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NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent the readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — quoted prices for active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.
Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active. Investments valued at amortized cost. Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2017:
LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | $132,149,818 | $ — | $ — | $132,149,818 | ||||||||||||
BONDS & NOTES | — | 55,308,839 | — | 55,308,839 | ||||||||||||
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT | — | 94,491 | — | 94,491 | ||||||||||||
SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS | — | 15,989,527 | — | 15,989,527 | ||||||||||||
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2017:
LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | $ | 179,217,547 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 179,217,547 | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS | — | 527,267 | — | 527,267 | ||||||||||||
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the International Index Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2017:
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JAPAN | $ | — | $ | 1,542,088 | $ | — | $ | 1,542,088 | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM | — | 1,011,777 | — | 1,011,777 | ||||||||||||
CANADA | 690,297 | — | — | 690,297 | ||||||||||||
GERMANY | — | 677,653 | — | 677,653 | ||||||||||||
FRANCE | — | 654,719 | — | 654,719 | ||||||||||||
SWITZERLAND | — | 608,423 | — | 608,423 | ||||||||||||
AUSTRALIA | — | 552,297 | — | 552,297 | ||||||||||||
NETHERLANDS | — | 439,676 | — | 439,676 | ||||||||||||
DENMARK | — | 262,564 | — | 262,564 | ||||||||||||
SPAIN | — | 188,832 | — | 188,832 | ||||||||||||
SWEDEN | — | 151,426 | — | 151,426 | ||||||||||||
HONG KING | — | 77,802 | — | 77,802 | ||||||||||||
IRELAND | — | 75,126 | — | 75,126 | ||||||||||||
SINGAPORE | — | 71,653 | — | 71,653 | ||||||||||||
BELGIUM | — | 42,473 | — | 42,473 | ||||||||||||
NORWAY | — | 41,937 | — | 41,937 | ||||||||||||
NEW ZEALAND | — | 23,868 | — | 23,868 | ||||||||||||
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The Funds adopted the FASB amendments to authoritative guidance which require the Funds to disclose details of transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements and Level 2 and Level 3 measurements and the reasons for the transfers. For the period ended January 31, 2017, there were no transfers in and out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. None of the Funds held any Level 3 securities during the period ended January 31, 2017. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers into and out of all Levels at the end of the reporting period.
(B) | Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are determined using the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds, is recognized on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. |
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(C) | Options Transactions: The Balanced Fund may utilize options to hedge or protect from adverse movements in the market values of its portfolio securities and to enhance return. The Equity Fund and the International Index Fund are authorized to utilize options to hedge against possible increases in the value of securities which are expected to be purchased by the Equity Fund or the International Index Fund or possible declines in the value of securities which are expected to be sold by the Equity Fund or the International Index Fund. The use of options involves risk such as the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the value of the option and the underlying securities. The Funds are also authorized to write put and call options. Premiums received upon writing put or call options are recorded as an asset with a corresponding liability which is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option. Changes between the initial premiums received and the current market value of the options are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. When an option is closed, expired or exercised, a gain or loss is realized and the liability is eliminated. The Funds continue to bear the risk of adverse movements in the price of the underlying assets during the period of the option, although any potential loss during the period would be reduced by the amount of the option premium received. As required by the Act, liquid securities are designated as collateral in an amount equal to the market value of open options contracts. In the period ended January 31, 2017, neither the Balanced Fund, nor the Equity Fund nor the International Index Fund utilized options or wrote put or call options. |
(D) | Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with selected banks or broker-dealers that are deemed by the Funds’ adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. The Funds require that the market value of collateral, represented by securities (primarily U.S. Government securities), be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal, and that the collateral be maintained in a segregated account with a custodian bank in a manner sufficient to enable the Funds to obtain those securities in the event of a default of the counterparty. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the repurchase agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. As of January 31, 2017, neither the Balanced Fund, nor the Equity Fund, nor the International Index Fund held repurchase agreements. |
(E) | Currency Translation and Contracts: Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds do not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. When a Fund purchases or sells foreign securities, it enters into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed-upon exchange rate on a specified date. The International Index Fund had $1,013 of open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2017. |
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(F) | Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends of net investment income, if any, semi-annually and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted. |
(G) | Federal Taxes: Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary. |
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction). The Funds recognize tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that a tax position (including the Funds’ assertion that their income is exempt from tax) will be sustained upon examination. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of January 31, 2017. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through January 31, 2017. At January 31, 2017, the tax years 2013 through 2016 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
(H) | Redemption Fee: A 2.00% redemption fee is retained by the Funds to offset the effect of transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee is imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares held 60 days or less from their purchase date. For the period ended January 31, 2017, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and International Index Fund received $2,310, $3,324 and $22 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital. |
(I) | Indemnification: The Funds’ organizational documents provide that trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. As of January 31, 2017, no liability has been accrued. |
(J) | Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities: As of January 31, 2017, there are no master netting arrangements related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities present derivative instruments on a gross basis, if applicable. As of January 31, 2017, no derivative instruments were held by the Funds. |
NOTE 2 — Transactions With Affiliates
(A) | Investment Adviser: Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“Green Century”) is the adviser (“the Adviser”) for the Funds. Green Century is owned by Paradigm Partners. Green Century oversees the portfolio management of the Funds on a day-to-day basis. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.65% of the Balanced Fund’s average daily net assets. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Equity Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $100 million, 0.22% of average daily net assets including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.17% of average daily net assets including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.12% of average daily net assets equal to or in excess of $1 billion. The International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the International Index Fund’s average daily net assets. |
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(B) | Subadvisers: Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Trillium is paid a fee by the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.40% on the first $30 million of average daily net assets and 0.35% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 million for its services. For the period ended January 31, 2017, Green Century accrued fees of $355,427 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and International Index Fund. For the Equity Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $75,000 or 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the International Index Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $100,000 or 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the period ended January 31, 2017 Green Century accrued fees of $50,002 and $33,973 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund, respectively. |
(C) | Administrator: Green Century is the administrator (“the Administrator”) of the Green Century Funds. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, Green Century pays all the expenses of each Fund other than the investment advisory fees; interest; taxes; brokerage costs and other capital expenses; expenses of non-interested trustees (including counsel fees) and any extraordinary expenses. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.28% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.98% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets |
(D) | Subadministrator: Pursuant to a Subadministrative and Fund Accounting Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator and Fund Accountant, is responsible for conducting fund accounting and certain day-to-day administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the period ended January 31, 2017, Green Century accrued fees of $60,220, $55,219, and $30,723 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund, respectively. |
(E) | Index Agreements: The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “KLD Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI ESG Research (“MSCI”). For the use of the KLD Index for the Equity Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $26,000, plus the greater of $26,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. The International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “World Index”). For the use of the World Index for the International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser the greater of $25,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. For the period ended January 31, 2017, Green Century accrued fees of $54,570 and $10,479 to MSCI, for the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund, respectively. |
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NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions
For the period ended January 31, 2017, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $36,390,612 and $43,039,391, respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $21,534,850 and $23,045,317, respectively. The International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $7,310,075 and $225,067, respectively.
NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information
The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2016 were as follows:
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Undistributed ordinary income | $ | — | $ | 20,271 | ||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | 2,984,262 | 2,045,257 | ||||||
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Ordinary income | $ | 385,878 | $ | 128,866 | $ | 1,461,588 | $ | 775,103 | ||||||||
Long-term capital gains | 4,806,034 | 6,321,658 | 1,440,834 | 1,250,368 |
NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions
Capital Share transactions for the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund were as follows:
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PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2016 | PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2017 | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | 889,988 | 2,284,256 | 850,927 | 1,578,127 | ||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 170,292 | 219,635 | 93,977 | 88,899 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (648,610 | ) | (1,573,793 | ) | (912,080 | ) | (739,540 | ) | ||||||||
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NOTE 6 — Subsequent Events
Subsequent to January 31, 2017 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events and concluded there were no subsequent events requiring accrual or disclosure.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONSIDERATION OF ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Board of Trustees of the Green Century Funds considered and approved the continuance of three advisory and three subadvisory agreements.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS WITH GREEN CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
The Board, including the Independent Trustees voted to approve an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “International Fund Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the International Fund and Green Century Capital Management (“Green Century” or the “Adviser”) at a meeting on June 29, 2016 and voted to approve the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements (together with the International Fund Advisory Agreement, the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and Green Century at a meeting on September 30, 2016. In each case, the Independent Trustees met at a pre-meeting with independent counsel. The Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Green Century regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund; the expenses of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund; the expected expenses of the International Fund; the advisory fee paid to Green Century by each Fund; the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationship with the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund; and the expected profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationship with the International Fund. Because the International Fund is a newly created series and had not yet begun operations, no comparative performance information for the Fund was provided. The Trustees, however, considered the performance of the World ex-U.S. Index Strategy managed by the Fund’s subadviser for various time periods. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the approval and continuance of the Advisory Agreements. The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Green Century, including information provided throughout the year. The Trustees also received memoranda from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. In approving the Advisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Advisory Agreements included the following.
Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed. The Trustees considered the scope and quality of the services performed or to be performed for each of the Funds by the Adviser, including the resources dedicated by the Adviser.
With respect to the Balanced Fund, the services performed include the oversight and monitoring of the portfolio management and performance of the Balanced Fund; monitoring the implementation of the Balanced Fund’s environmental screens; implementing the environmental and other policies of the Trust by voting the Balanced Fund’s shareholder proxies; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s supervision of Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”), the subadviser of the Balanced Fund, which performs the day-to-day portfolio management for the Fund.
With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, these services include, or will include for the International Fund, monitoring the Equity Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “MSCI KLD Index”); monitoring the International Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “MSCI World Index”); implementing the environmental and other policies of the Trust by voting the Equity Fund’s and the International Fund’s shareholder proxies; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s supervision of Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”), the subadviser of the Equity Fund and the proposed subadviser of the International Fund, which performs day-to-day portfolio management for the Equity Fund and will perform the day-to-day portfolio management for the International Fund. With respect to the International Fund, the Trustees also considered the services performed by Green Century with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund. The Trustees noted that Northern Trust subadvises the Equity Fund.
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In addition, the Trustees considered the Adviser’s ongoing efforts and commitment with respect to shareholder advocacy and corporate environmental responsibility. They also considered the administrative services provided or to be provided by Green Century to the Funds under a separate agreement, including the coordination of the activities of the Funds’ other service providers. Based on its review of all of the services provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by the Adviser supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and the approval of the International Fund Advisory Agreement.
Investment Performance. With respect to the Balanced Fund, the Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of other funds designated by Morningstar to have similar investment objectives as well as the Balanced Fund’s performance measured against the Lipper Balanced Fund Index (“Lipper Index”), which is a broad-based balanced fund market index, and a custom balanced index (“Custom Index”) comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index. The Trustees also considered the performance information they had been provided throughout the year. After weighing all the factors deemed appropriate, including the environmental screens applied to the Fund’s investment process, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Balanced Fund.
With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, the Trustees considered that due to each Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Fund tracked its respective index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Equity Fund. Because the International Fund had not yet commenced operations, the Trustees noted that they could not draw any conclusions regarding the performance of the Fund. The Trustees, however, considered the performance of the World ex-U.S. Index Strategy managed by Northern Trust for various time periods.
The Costs of Services Provided and Profitability. The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund; the expected costs of services to be provided to the International Fund; the profitability to the Adviser from its arrangements with the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund; and the anticipated profitability to the Adviser from its arrangements with the International Fund.
The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the advisory fees and total expense ratios of each Fund and comparative data for multiple categories of mutual funds included in and as defined by Morningstar’s mutual fund database of thousands of mutual funds. For the Balanced Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee was higher than the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 5 basis points), socially conscious balanced Funds (by 17 basis points), all balanced funds (by 16 basis points), and balanced funds which have between $100 million and $200 million in assets (by 14 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of the Balanced Fund was capped at 1.48% and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 42 basis points), socially conscious balanced funds (by 47 basis points), all balanced funds (by 50 basis points), and balanced funds with assets between $100 million and $200 million (by 42 basis points).
For the Equity Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee was lower than that of the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 35 basis points), socially conscious growth and income funds (by 17 basis points), growth and income funds (by 34 basis points) and growth and income index funds (by 1 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of the Equity Fund was capped at 1.25%, and that
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the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 19 basis points), socially conscious growth and income funds (by 26 basis points), all growth and income funds (by 21 basis points), and growth and income index funds (by 67 basis points).
For the International Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee for the Investor Class was lower than the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 32 basis points), in line with the average advisory fee for foreign large blend index funds, and lower than the average advisory fee for foreign large blend socially conscious funds (by 39 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of Investor Class shares of the International Fund was capped at 1.28% and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 8 basis points) and foreign large blend index funds (by 55 basis points), and in line with the average of foreign large blend socially conscious funds. The Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee for the Institutional Class was lower than the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 30 basis points), higher than the average advisory fee for foreign large blend index funds (by one basis point), and lower than the average advisory fee for foreign large blend socially conscious funds (by 28 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of Institutional Class shares of the International Fund was capped at 0.98% and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 22 basis points), foreign large blend index funds (by 60 basis points), and large blend socially conscious funds (by 14 basis points).
Green Century provided the Trustees with information relating to the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationships to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and the anticipated profitability to Green Century from its relationship to the International Fund. The Trustees noted that based on information provided by Green Century, the relationships to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund had not been profitable for several years, though recent growth in Fund assets resulted in a modest profit for the Adviser’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and a more significant profit for the Adviser’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. In that regard, the Trustees considered the subadvisory fees and the other expenses incurred and to be incurred by the Adviser in providing advisory services to the Funds and the amount retained and to be retained by Green Century out of the advisory fees. The Trustees also considered the fees received and to be received by Green Century for providing administrative services to the Funds and the expenses incurred in providing those services. In considering the cost allocation methodology used by Green Century, the Trustees took into consideration that the Adviser does not provide advisory or administrative services to other mutual funds or non-mutual fund clients. The Trustees considered the costs and risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with launching, branding and maintaining publicly-offered mutual funds and that the Adviser had been unprofitable for ten of the last sixteen years. The Trustees also considered Green Century’s non-profit ownership structure, its cost structure and personnel needs, and its investment in shareholder advocacy that aligns with the Funds’ stated intention to promote greater corporate environmental accountability. After reviewing the information described above, the Independent Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Advisory Agreements, taking into account the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and the profitability to the Adviser of its relationships with the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and the potential profitability to the Adviser of its relationship with the International Fund, supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and the approval of the International Fund Advisory Agreement.
Other Benefits. With respect to fall-out benefits from the Adviser’s arrangements with the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and anticipated fall-out benefits from the Adviser’s arrangements with the International Fund, the Trustees considered that neither Green Century nor any affiliate of Green Century receives, or will receive, any brokerage fees, soft dollar benefits, liquidity rebates from electronic communications networks or payments for order flow from the trades executed for each Fund. The Trustees noted that Green Century does potentially benefit from its relationship with the Funds due to the Funds’ reputation as the first family of no-load environmentally responsible mutual funds and, more recently, as a pioneer in responsible and diversified fossil fuel free mutual funds. The Trustees considered that the association with the Funds supports Green Century’s own stated mission of advocating for corporate environmental
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responsibility. Further, pursuant to the Advisory Agreements, Green Century has reserved for itself the rights to the names “Green Century Funds” and any similar names; thus, Green Century may benefit in the future from developing other funds or investment products with the Green Century brand. The Trustees concluded that the fall-out benefits and the anticipated fall-out benefits to be realized by Green Century were appropriate and supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and the approval of the International Fund Advisory Agreement.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale could be realized by the Adviser as the Funds grow in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale were reflected in the level of fees charged or to be charged. With respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund, they noted the relatively small size of each Fund and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant recent increases in assets. They noted that since the International Fund does not currently have any assets, Green Century is not realizing any material benefits from economies of scale. They considered that if the assets were to increase, the Funds could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale as fixed costs would become a smaller percentage of the Funds’ assets and some of the Funds’ service providers’ fees, as a percentage of the Funds’ assets, could decrease. The Trustees noted that the advisory fee structure for the Equity Fund includes break-points that would cause the advisory fee to decrease as a percentage of net assets as the Fund increased in size, though under certain circumstances the structure of the Fund’s unitary administrative fee arrangements with the Adviser could partly or wholly offset the effects of any advisory fee reduction on the total expense ratio. The Trustees concluded that there was no current need to seek additional breakpoints, that economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grow, and that if assets increased significantly the Trustees would have opportunities to negotiate further breakpoints or other decreases in fees with the Adviser.
Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund should be continued for an additional one-year period and the International Fund Advisory Agreement should be approved.
INVESTMENT SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS
The Trustees voted to approve the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the International Fund, Green Century, and Northern Trust (the “International Fund Subadvisory Agreement”) at the June 29, 2016 meeting and voted to approve the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Balanced Fund, Green Century, and Trillium (the “Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement”) and the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Equity Fund, Green Century, and Northern Trust (the “Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement” and together with the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the “Current Subadvisory Agreements”) at the September 30, 2016 meeting. In each case, the Independent Trustees met at a pre-meeting with independent counsel. In connection with their deliberations at the meetings, and in a separate executive session of the Independent Trustees, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by each of Trillium and Northern Trust regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund (including the success with which the Equity Fund tracked the MSCI KLD Index), respectively, the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium and Northern Trust, the subadvisory fees to be paid to Northern Trust on behalf of the International Fund, the profitability to Trillium of its subadvisory relationship to the Balanced Fund and financial information about Northern Trust. Because the International Fund is a newly created series and has not yet begun operations, no comparative performance information for the Fund was provided. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the continuance of the Current Subadvisory Agreements and the approval of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Trillium and Northern Trust, including information provided throughout the year. The Trustees also received memoranda from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the review of the Subadvisory Agreements. In approving the continuance of the Current Subadvisory Agreements and the approval of the
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International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Subadvisory Agreements included the following.
Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed. The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Trillium provided the day-to-day portfolio management of the Balanced Fund, including determining asset and sector allocation; conducting securities selection and discovery; researching and analyzing environmental policies and practices of companies and implementing the Balanced Fund’s environmental screening criteria; managing the volatility, liquidity, risk, and turnover of the portfolio; and investing the portfolio consistent with the Balanced Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team and noted that Trillium was devoted exclusively to environmentally and socially responsible investing and managed over $2 billion in assets. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Trillium’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s chief compliance officer. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s leadership in social and environmental responsibility, including its shareholder advocacy efforts.
The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Northern Trust provided, or will provide, the day-to-day portfolio management of each of the Equity Fund and the International Fund, making purchases and sales of portfolio securities consistent with each Fund’s investment objective and policies and with changes to the applicable index. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team as well as the team’s experience in passive management. The Trustees also considered Northern Trust’s handling of daily inflows and outflows, transaction costs, tracking error, and the portfolio turnover rates for the Equity Fund. The Trustees also considered Northern Trust’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Northern Trust’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s chief compliance officer.
Based on its review of all of the services provided and to be provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by Trillium and Northern Trust, respectively, supported the continuance of the Current Subadvisory Agreements and the approval of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement.
Investment Performance. The Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of mutual funds with similar investment objectives as well as other broad-based market indexes. The Trustees noted that as of the period ended August 31, 2016, the Balanced Fund’s three- and five-year average annual returns outperformed the Lipper Index and its one- and ten-year average annual returns underperformed the Lipper Index. The Trustees also noted that as of the period ended August 31, 2016, the Balanced Fund’s one-, three-, five- and ten-year average annual returns underperformed the Custom Index. Trillium became the Balanced Fund’s subadvisor on November 28, 2005. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund together with Trillium’s investment process, philosophies and experience in environmentally and socially responsible investing, supported the continuance of the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement.
With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, the Trustees considered that due to each Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Fund tracked its respective index. The Trustees reviewed the performance of the Equity Fund, exclusive of the expenses of the Fund, as compared to that of the MSCI KLD Index for the periods ended July 31, 2016, and noted that the Equity Fund’s performance closely followed that of the MSCI KLD Index. In particular, they observed that, after taking into consideration the Equity Fund’s fees and expenses, for the one-year period the Equity Fund’s performance was in line with that of the MSCI KLD Index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the
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performance of the Equity Fund together with Northern Trust’s investment process and experience in passive portfolio management supported the continuance of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement. Because the International Fund is a newly created series and had not yet begun operations, no comparative performance information for the Fund was provided.
Costs of Services Provided and Profitability. The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Trillium under the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement were 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund up to $30 million, and 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $30 million.
In evaluating the profitability of the Subadvisory Agreement to Trillium, the Trustees noted that based on information provided by Trillium, the relationship was profitable. The Trustees noted that Trillium stated that recent increases in the assets of the Balanced Fund have allowed Trillium to realize what it considers to be a fair entrepreneurial profit on the subadvisory services it provides. The Trustees considered the financial resources Trillium dedicated and the other expenses Trillium incurred in providing subadvisory services to the Balanced Fund, including startup costs relating to the relationship, and additional personnel, legal, trading analysis and compliance costs required in the context of providing subadvisory services to a mutual fund. The Trustees took under consideration that Trillium recently began managing two other mutual funds. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s fee structure and noted, based on the information provided, that the subadvisory fees were lower than the fees Trillium would receive from an institutional client with separate accounts of similar size as the Balanced Fund.
The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Northern Trust under the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement were an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $75,000 or (b) 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million, and 0.03% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million.
The Trustees considered that the under the terms of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Green Century will pay Northern Trust an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $100,000 or (b) 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million.
The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the subadvisory fees for the Equity Fund and the International Fund against comparative data for mutual funds subadvised by Northern Trust with a similar investment strategy and asset size. The Trustees noted that each Fund paid subadvisory fees at effective rates comparable to those paid to Northern Trust by other subadvised index funds with similar levels of net assets. In evaluating the profitability of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement to Northern Trust and the anticipated profitability of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement to Northern Trust, the Trustees noted that Northern Trust does not calculate earnings at the subadvisory client level. In this context, the Trustees noted the overall low level of gross fees received by Northern Trust, especially for fund assets in excess of $100 million.
The Trustees also considered that the subadvisory fees are paid by Green Century, and are not in addition to the advisory fees paid to Green Century by the Funds.
After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreements, taking into account the nature and quality of services provided and the costs of the services provided by Trillium and Northern Trust as applicable, supported the continuance of the Current Subadvisory Agreements and the approval of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement.
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Other Benefits. The Trustees evaluated potential other benefits that each of Trillium and Northern Trust may realize from its relationship with the applicable Fund(s). The Trustees considered the brokerage practices of Trillium, including the soft dollar commissions that were generated with respect to the Balanced Fund’s portfolio transactions. The Trustees considered that Trillium was not affiliated with a broker/dealer and therefore no benefit would be realized by Trillium through transactions with affiliated brokers. The Trustees also considered the brokerage practices of Northern Trust, including that Northern Trust does not trade for the Equity Fund through its affiliated broker and will not trade for the International Fund through its affiliated broker. The Trustees also considered that no soft dollars are to be paid in connection with Northern Trust’s management of the Equity Fund and the International Fund.
The Trustees further considered the reputational and other advantages that each of Trillium and Northern Trust may gain from its relationship with the applicable Fund(s), including that Northern Trust’s management of the Equity Fund and the International Fund will broaden its exposure to the socially responsible mutual fund market, which may assist in its marketing efforts. The Trustees concluded that the benefits received by each of Trillium and Northern Trust were reasonable in the context of its relationship with the applicable Fund(s), and supported the continuance of the current Subadvisory Agreements and the approval of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement.
Economies of Scale. The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by each of Trillium and Northern Trust as the Funds grow in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale might be reflected in the subadvisory fees. They noted the relatively small size of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant recent increases in assets. They also noted that since the International Fund does not currently have any assets, Northern Trust is not realizing any material benefits from economies of scale. They considered that if the assets were to increase, Trillium and Northern Trust could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale. They also noted that pursuant to the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium by Green Century (out of the flat 0.65% advisory fee) include a breakpoint at $30 million, so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease modestly (from 40 basis points towards 35 basis points) as assets in the Balanced Fund increase. They also noted that pursuant to the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the overall subadvisory fees paid to Northern Trust by Green Century (out of the advisory fee that Green Century receives from the applicable Fund, which, for the Equity Fund, is subject to breakpoints) include breakpoints at $50 million and $100 million (subject to a minimum annual fee of $75,000 for the Equity Fund and $100,000 for the International Fund), so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease as assets in the Equity Fund and the International Fund increase. The Trustees concluded that economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grow, and that the fee schedules as specified were appropriate, and supported the continuance of the Current Subadvisory Agreements and the approval of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement.
Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Current Subadvisory Agreements should be continued for an additional one-year period and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement should be approved.
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Semi-Annual Report
INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR
Green Century Capital Management, Inc.
114 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
1-800-93-GREEN
www.greencentury.com
info@greencentury.com
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Balanced Fund)
Trillium Asset Management, LLC
Two Financial Center
60 South Street, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02111
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund and International Fund)
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR
UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)
UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
CUSTODIAN
UMB Bank, n.a.
928 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64106
TRANSFER AGENT
Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza
Portland, ME 04101
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG LLP
Two Financial Center
60 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
January 31, 2017
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable to semi-annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) | Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the fiscal period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) | Not applicable. |
(2) | Certifications for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed herewith. |
(b) | Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are filed herewith. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Green Century Funds |
/s/ Kristina A. Curtis |
Kristina A. Curtis |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
April 7, 2017 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Kristina A. Curtis |
Kristina A. Curtis |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
April 7, 2017 |
/s/ Kristina A. Curtis |
Kristina A. Curtis |
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
April 7, 2017 |